Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Another online adoption

The BLM is hosting another online adoption starting March 2nd. So far, there are not many horses uploaded online, but I think they'll probably add more before the adoption begins. What's special about these horses is that they are offering youngsters from the Sulphur Utah herd management area again - where Griffin and Kachina came from.

I am very unhappy with their photos of the horses this time though...they took them indoors in a small pen, so there are almost no good conformation shots and many are dark and shadowy, so the horses' coloring doesn't come through well. I think that a good picture is worth a thousand words and can make the difference between adoption and getting passed over. I wish they would have done better for these horses.

All the horses look a little rough, but I think it's exaggerated due to poor picture quality.

I LOVE this little filly's face! (wish I had more room!) She is so cute, even though I can see she's stressed (snot running down her nose).
Horse #4547


One of my favorite horses listed so far is this little 2 year old mare. Her facial expressions are wonderful and she is beautiful, although I fear that fact won't come across for most people and she may be passed up (because she is only bay and the pictures are terrible).
Horse #4543


Come on BLM, next time do better! It's worth it for you if it increases the likelihood of the horses to be adopted!

2 comments:

Linda said...

It breaks my heart to see the Mustangs neededing adoption. I'm so glad I have Beautiful, but it's like seeing her everytime I see one of them. There's nothing better than taking them out on the road so people can really get a sense of their different personalities--pictures just don't do justice. I would NEVER have adopted a Mustang if I hadn't seen Beautiful at Ride the West in the BLM pens. It was fate, and my heart honed right in on her and only her. A picture wouldn't have done that for me.

nikki said...

I was thinking the same thing when I was scrolling through the pictures. I think it makes a huge difference on the number of online adoptions.